Top 10 Stories in December: Stoneham School Employee Arrested & More

Check out the top 10 stories on Stoneham Patch in December.

Wondering what stories garnered the most views this month? Here's a look at the top 10 stories on Stoneham Patch in December: 1. Stoneham Schools Employee Allegedly Pretended to Be 14 to Solicit Nude Photo of Teen Girl 2. Stoneham Victim in Child Sex Crime Linked To Wakefield Day Care Business 3. What's Open, Closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in Stoneham 4. Redstone Liquors to Sell Rare Beer 5. Alleged Serial Gun-Wielding Robber Arrested by Stoneham Police 6. Christmas Eve Vigil For Victims in Newtown, CT Planned in Stoneham 7. Newtown, Conn. Family With Stoneham Ties to Attend Christmas Eve Vigil 8. Stoneham Men Accused of Stealing $50K From West Medford Little League 9. Trio of Woburn Residents Allegedly Stole Packages From a …

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Five Things: Beer Tasting, Deck The House & More

Check out the Five Things column for Friday, Dec. 14 in Stoneham.

1. Got beer? Redstone Liquors will be hosting a free beer tasting from 4-7 p.m. Friday. 2. School employee arrested: A Stoneham Public Schools employee was recently charged with posing a child in the nude after he allegedly pretended to be a 14-year-old boy and solicited indecent images from a 15-year-old girl in Maine. 3. Get in the spirit: Have you decorated your home with lights and other festive decorations? If so, make sure to enter Patch's "Deck the House" holiday contest! 4. Have a heart: The Toys For Local Children drive is underway for those who would like to donate a new, unwrapped toy. They will be accepting toy donations until Dec. 20, and all donations will go directly to children in Stoneham. Collection boxes have been placed…

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Five Things: Stoneham Schools Employee Arrested, Donate Toys & More

Check out the Five Things column for Thursday, Dec. 13 for Stoneham.

1. In case you missed it: A Stoneham Public Schools employee was recently charged with posing a child in the nude after he allegedly pretended to be a 14-year-old boy and solicited indecent images from a 15-year-old girl in Maine. 2. Meeting time: A pair of meetings (agendas are hyperlinked as the board name) in Stoneham are on the docket for Thursday, according to the town website, including: 3. Holiday homes: Have you decorated your home with lights and other festive decorations? If so, make sure to enter Patch's "Deck the House" holiday contest! 4. Help the kids: The Toys For Local Children drive is underway for those who would like to donate a new, unwrapped toy. They will be accepting toy donations until Dec. 20, and all donations …

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Stoneham Schools Employee Allegedly Pretended to Be 14 to Solicit Nude Photo of Teen Girl

The defendant, a Framingham man, has been placed on administrative leave from Stoneham Public Schools.

A Stoneham Public Schools employee was charged with posing a child in the nude after he allegedly pretended to be a 14-year-old boy and solicited indecent images from a 15-year-old girl in Maine. Steven C. Orloff, 47, 189 Potter Road, of Framingham, was arraigned Wednesday in Framingham District Court on charges of distribution of obscene matter and pose or exhibit a child in the nude, said Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone in a press statement. Framingham District Court Judge Robert Greco ordered the defendant held on $20,000 cash bail with conditions to commit no new crimes, no use of the Internet, stay away from Stoneham Public Schools, vacate his marital home, no contact with children under 18, and surrender his passport. The …

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